Senior Counsel

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7 Locations
In-Office
136K-210K Annually
Senior level
Biotech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Provide in-house legal support for manufacturing, packaging, supply, license, and service agreements; advise on compliance and regulatory matters; support M&A, disputes, and litigation; train business units and counsel senior management to minimize legal risk.
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About Site
 

Our Bridgewater location is the corporate office for Catalent. The facility is located approximately 45 minutes from Newark Liberty airport.

Position Summary
 

We have an opportunity for a Senior Counsel to join our team. In this role, you will handle a variety of legal matters, including drafting and negotiating agreements, advising on compliance, and supporting business objectives. You will work closely with senior management and provide guidance on regulatory and contractual issues. This position offers the chance to make a meaningful impact while ensuring compliance and minimizing risk.
 

Location: Bridgewater, NJ
x4 days a week onsite expectation
 

The Role

  • Draft, review, analyze, structure, and negotiate manufacturing, packaging, development, purchase, supply, license, and service agreements

  • Advise and provide training to business unit personnel on compliance policies, customer and vendor relations, contract matters, and regulatory issues

  • Assist in merger and acquisition activity

  • Help resolve customer disputes and claims, support litigation, and direct outside counsel in dispute and litigation matters

  • Provide general advice to senior management and other senior company personnel on a day-to-day basis

  • Offer guidance to achieve business objectives in compliance with laws and regulations while avoiding unacceptable risks

  • Perform other duties as assigned

The Candidate

Minimum Requirements

  • Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school

  • Minimum of three years of transactional or commercial law experience with a combination of large law firms and/or in-house pharmaceutical experience

  • Ability to practice as an in-house lawyer in New Jersey

  • Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0–15 pounds

Preferred Skills & Background

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex legal issues into essential elements for clients across the organization with different goals and responsibilities

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this position in NJ is $136,000 – $210,000 plus bonus. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

Why You Should Join Catalent

  • Competitive Paid Time Off plus 8 paid holidays

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage options

  • Generous 401(k) match

  • Tuition reimbursement

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities.

Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to [email protected]. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

    

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

Important Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers:

Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number or other highly sensitive personal information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email or social media. If you receive any such request, DO NOT respond— it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to [email protected] for us to investigate with local authorities.

California Job Seekers can find our California Job Applicant Notice HERE.

Skills Required

  • Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
  • Minimum of three years of transactional or commercial law experience with large law firms and/or in-house pharmaceutical experience
  • Ability to practice as an in-house lawyer in New Jersey (NJ bar admission or authorization)
  • Ability to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to synthesize complex legal issues for clients

Catalent, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Catalent, Inc. and has not been reviewed or approved by Catalent, Inc..

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off is commonly described as roughly 152 hours per year plus about eight paid holidays for U.S. roles. Eligibility and exact counts vary by location, but the allotment is positioned as competitive.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with a company match (often described as dollar‑for‑dollar up to 6%) is part of the package. The match level is commonly referenced as a meaningful component of total rewards.
  • Inclusive Benefits Coverage Medical, dental, vision, life/disability, HSA/FSA, EAP, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, commuter and dependent‑care benefits, and wellness programs are offered. Some roles indicate benefits eligibility begins on the first day for direct hires.

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The Company
HQ: Tampa, FL
13,715 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually. For more information, visit www.catalent.com.

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